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DeM Banter...and I get so tired of hearing how we need bold innovative leaders that are willing to make decisions...are they rewarded? Do we have the eco-system in place to even support them? View Original / The Slate In the United States we are raised to appreciate the accomplishments of inventors and thinkers—creative people whose …
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DeM Banter: Seems like a nice complimentary piece to the Amber Alert on US Foreign Policy from earlier today. I can't help but believe... it is all about Greater Good LEADERSHIP, Strategy, Mission, and Vision. When it becomes personal or about personal power...vice the greater good--it all gets sideways. Can anyone in the US articulate …
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DeM Banter: With the unrest in the world... it is amazing we lack any sort of real national strategy or prioritization to deal with it...or at least prepare for it. When drafting "Wondering Where The Lions Are" I came across this quote that has stuck in my head ever since..“Most people assume there are all …
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DeM Banter: Well...it looks like it will be something (good or bad...its a thing)...but we have to remember strategy is all about ways, ends, and means....if those three things are not clearly articulates it simply becomes a brochure of campaign issues and a wish list with a glossy cover. Always interesting... Dec. 11, 2013 - …
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DeM Banter: Not sure what to think about this...Competence, loyalty, trust, responsibility and accountability... the CJCS goes on to say, "I think we forgot a little about how we balance character and competence..." “There have been missteps recently that we are trying to overcome — missteps that I attribute to 10 years of frenetic activity — and …
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DeM Banter: Funny the question never really gets answered in the article does it. What's implied is no... we should not worry...or maybe the DoD does not know what "ready" means ..of course that is not what the Services are say...it's what Barry M. Blechman of the Stimson Center says...funny I have not run into him around …
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DeM Banter: Fighting Crisis, Complexity, and Confusion (C3) with Communication, Collaboration, and Creative Thinking...the three Cs... View Original / ROBBIN LAIRD / ED TIMPERLAKE /Breaking Defense / 27 Nov 13 We interviewed Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Pacific Air Forces, at the Air Force Association’s Pacific Forum in Los Angeles, about the challenges facing the U.S. and its allies in shaping a 21st …
DeM Banter: Another case of being "smarter than history?" Do we really see a fight with China? Or do we see more issues in the Mid-East? I certainly know which one is "easier" to plan for..."H.R." McMaster...another great Hoover Fellow... gazette.com / View Original / November 24th, 2013 Herbert Raymond "H.R." McMaster, now a two-star general of some renown, returned …
DeM Banter: highly recommend Les McKeown's work...yup, I'll be pondering all three... View Original / inc.com / 24 Nov 13 Do you rise again and again to the very edge of success, only to fall back down? You may be guilty of one of these leadership styles. It's an oft-quoted leadership trope: Because of his …
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DeM Banter: I can not say I am a huge fan of this article...but I like it in thought. The author might be a tad... well... out there, but he has a couple good ideas. I believe spiritually...James and I are quite different... but alas, he is published in Forbes... I am not. http://www.forbes.com / View Original / November …
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